I-California Yenza Izigidi Zitholakale Ukuze Kukhuliswe Ukushaja Kwe-EV

Uhlelo olusha lokushaja izimoto eCalifornia luhlose ukwandisa ukushaja okuphakathi ezindlini zamafulethi, ezindaweni zomsebenzi, ezindaweni zokukhulekela nakwezinye izindawo.

Uhlelo lweCommunities in Charge, oluphethwe yi-CALSTART futhi oluxhaswe yi-California Energy Commission, lugxile ekwandiseni ukushaja kweLevel 2 ukuze kulinganiswe ukusatshalaliswa okulinganayo kokushaja kwezimoto, njengoba abashayeli emakethe enkulu kunazo zonke yezimoto zikagesi ezweni besebenzisa ngokushesha ama-EV. Ngo-2030, umbuso uhlose ukuba nezimoto eziyizigidi ezi-5 ezingenawo ugesi emigwaqweni yawo, umgomo iningi lababukeli bemboni abathi uzofezwa kalula.

“Ngiyazi ukuthi unyaka ka-2030 uzwakala sengathi usekude kakhulu,” kusho uGeoffrey Cook, umphathi wephrojekthi oholayo eqenjini likaphethiloli kanye nengqalasizinda e-CALSTART, enezela ukuthi umbuso uzodinga amashaja angaba yizigidi ezingu-1.2 asetshenziswe ngaleso sikhathi ukuze ahlangabezane nezidingo zokushayela. Ama-EV angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1.6 abhalisiwe eCalifornia, kanti cishe amaphesenti angama-25 okuthengiswa kwezimoto ezintsha manje asegesi, ngokusho kwenhlangano yezimboni ze-EV eseSacramento iVeloz.

Uhlelo lweCommunities in Charge, oluhlinzeka ngezinsizakusebenza zezimali nezobuchwepheshe kubafakizicelo abafuna ukufaka i-car-charger, luvule umjikelezo walo wokuqala woxhaso ngoMashi 2023 ngamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-30 atholakalayo, avela kuHlelo Lokuthutha Oluhlanzekile lwe-California Energy Commission. Lo mjikelezo waletha izicelo ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-35 zamaRandi, eziningi zigxile ezindaweni zephrojekthi ezifana nezindlu zemindeni eminingi. 

“Yilapho abantu abaningi bechitha khona isikhathi esiningi. Futhi sibona intshisekelo enkulu ohlangothini lwemisebenzi olubiza kakhulu,” kusho uCook. 

Igagasi lesibili lokuxhaswa ngemali elingamaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-38 lizokhishwa ngoNovemba 7, kanti iwindi lesicelo lizoqhubeka kuze kube ngoDisemba 22.

"Isimo esithakazelisayo kanye nesifiso esiveziwe sokuthola uxhaso kulo lonke izwe laseCalifornia ... kuyacasula ngempela. Sibone uhlobo lwangempela lwesiko lesifiso esikhulu kunemali etholakalayo," kusho uCook.

Lolu hlelo lunaka kakhulu umqondo wokuthi ukushaja kusatshalaliswe ngokulinganayo nangokulinganayo, futhi akugcini nje ngokuqoqwa emadolobheni anabantu abaningi ngasogwini. 

UXiomara Chavez, umphathi wephrojekthi oholayo weCommunities in Charge, uhlala eRiverside County — empumalanga yendawo yedolobha laseLos Angeles — futhi walandisa ngendlela ingqalasizinda yokushaja yeLevel 2 engajwayelekile ngayo njengoba kufanele.

“Ungabona ukungalingani ekutholakaleni kokushaja,” kusho uChavez, oshayela iChevrolet Bolt.

“Kunezikhathi lapho ngizijulukela khona ukusuka e-LA ukuya eRiverside County,” wanezela, egcizelela, njengoba inani lezimoto emgwaqweni landa, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ingqalasizinda yokushaja “isatshalaliswe ngokulinganayo kulo lonke izwe.”